John Bliss is a writer and thinker who has spent 13 years writing a book that challenges exactly that. He’s a skeptic and an individualist who distrusts groups and authorities of all kinds—because humanity, even its brightest minds, is susceptible to deep folly.

‎‎His book, The False Paradigms of Today and The Timeless Truth of Tomorrow: Essays on Meaning, dispels popular delusions we all share. It argues that religion, science, groups, and other people all fall short as sources of guidance and truth.

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‎But John doesn’t stop at critique. Through an examination of history, Emerson, Jung, Sheldrake, Toynbee, and Hegel, he points to a deeper truth: The real story is about humanity—not a bunch of disparate individuals.

‎In this episode of Empowered Conversations, we talk about:

‎‎· John’s journey from engineer to philosopher

‎· Why religions can never work

‎· Why science misses the immaterial

‎· What “reason is the Devil’s Whore” really means

‎· How idealism leads to tyranny and murder

‎· His mystical experiences and dream work

‎· Why history defines and constrains us

‎· What it means to be connected to the dead

‎· The “Religion of Humanity”

‎· Why individuals don’t matter as much as we think

‎We were born without a rule book. But we’re not alone.